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Serving Rialto, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 546-5562
Rialto Deck & Fence has been building pergolas, custom decks, privacy fences, and covered patios for Redlands homeowners since 2019 - including pergola installation, wood and vinyl fence work, and composite deck builds - and we bring hands-on Inland Empire experience to properties across the full range of Redlands housing stock, from historic Victorians to mid-century ranch homes.
Redlands has some of the most varied outdoor spaces in the Inland Empire - large tree-shaded yards on older properties, compact lots on mid-century homes, and newer builds with open backyards that need structure. A pergola is one of the best ways to add a defined outdoor room to any of them. Our pergola installation is designed to suit the scale and character of your specific property, and we size the footings for the clay-soil conditions common throughout Redlands.
Redlands properties range from Victorian-era homes with large wrap-around porches to compact mid-century ranches where every inch of the backyard counts. A deck designed around the actual dimensions, grade, and style of your home fits far better than a standard template - and on older Redlands properties, the site assessment before design starts is where most of the important work happens.
Many Redlands properties have mature trees with root systems that have shifted soil and cracked older concrete flatwork over the years - the same movement affects fence footings that were set decades ago. Replacing aging fences with properly footed privacy fencing, set with the root proximity and soil expansion in mind, produces a result that stays straight and secure rather than leaning within a few seasons.
Redlands sits at around 1,300 feet elevation, which makes its summers slightly cooler than the lower Inland Empire, but afternoons from June through September still push well above 90 degrees. A patio cover or solid shade structure over an existing deck or slab extends the hours you can use the space and keeps the surface material below from drying out and cracking under direct UV exposure.
Older Redlands homes with original wood decks are often in neighborhoods with significant tree cover, where leaf and debris accumulation accelerates moisture retention and rot in deck boards. Composite decking handles debris, moisture, and UV exposure better than natural wood in this environment, and it eliminates the annual sealing that wood decks in the Inland Empire climate require to stay in good condition.
Redlands has a substantial number of homes built before 1960, and decks added to those properties over the decades often pre-date current building code requirements for footings, ledger connections, and railing heights. A structural assessment before any repair work identifies what can be corrected versus what needs to be rebuilt to bring the structure up to current standards safely.
No other city in the Inland Empire has as wide a range of housing ages as Redlands. The city grew rapidly during the citrus boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s, leaving a large number of Victorian and Craftsman homes that are now over 100 years old. These properties often have original wood framing, brick foundations, and outdoor structures added in multiple phases over the decades. Working on them requires a different approach than a standard new construction job - assessing what exists before designing what comes next matters a lot more on a 1910 Craftsman than on a 1985 ranch house. The City of Redlands historic preservation program also covers a number of properties near downtown, which can affect what materials and designs are appropriate for exterior work.
The clay soils common throughout the Inland Empire are present in Redlands as well, and on properties with mature trees - which describes most of the older neighborhoods here - root displacement is an additional variable that affects footing depth and placement for any attached structure. Redlands summers are hot but slightly moderated by the city's elevation, which sits around 1,300 feet above sea level according to the National Weather Service. Santa Ana winds in fall still arrive with full force, and fence and deck structures that were built without accounting for wind loads in this part of the region show the most damage after those events.
Our crew works throughout Redlands regularly, and the variety of property types here - Victorian homes near Kimberly Crest, Craftsman bungalows around the University of Redlands campus, and mid-century stucco ranches in the newer subdivisions to the north and east - means we've built and repaired outdoor structures across the full range of what this city has. For permitted projects, we coordinate with the City of Redlands Building and Safety Division and handle permit submissions and inspection scheduling so you don't have to manage that process yourself.
Redlands has a distinct character among Inland Empire cities - it has the feel of a real town rather than just a suburb. The historic downtown with its brick buildings and restaurants, the University of Redlands campus that has anchored the city since 1907, and the well-known Victorian landmarks like Kimberly Crest House and Gardens all contribute to a community where homeowners genuinely invest in their properties for the long term. Whether your home is close to the historic downtown or in a newer neighborhood off Lugonia Avenue, we serve the whole city.
We also serve nearby Ontario and Loma Linda, so if you have neighbors or family in those cities who need the same work done, we cover that area too.
Contact us by phone or through the contact form and we will respond within one business day. Letting us know your property type - older historic home, mid-century ranch, newer build - helps us send the right crew lead to your estimate visit.
We visit your Redlands property, measure the space, check grade and soil conditions, and review the existing structure on older homes before putting numbers together. You receive a written itemized estimate - not a range, not a verbal quote - so you know the full cost before agreeing to anything.
For projects requiring a City of Redlands building permit, we submit the application and manage the inspection process on your behalf. Once the permit is approved, we schedule the build around your calendar. You don't need to be on-site every day, but we do a full walkthrough with you at completion.
We walk the finished project with you before we leave, clean up all debris and cut material, and go over any care recommendations for your specific build. For wood structures in Redlands, we include guidance on sealing schedules given the local UV exposure and seasonal temperature swings.
We serve Redlands and the surrounding Inland Empire cities. Free written estimates, no pressure, and we handle city permits for you.
(909) 546-5562Redlands is a mid-sized city in San Bernardino County with a population of around 73,000 to 75,000 people. It sits roughly 60 miles east of Los Angeles and about 10 miles east of San Bernardino, with easy access to the I-10 freeway. The city has a longer and more layered history than most of its Inland Empire neighbors - it was founded in the 1880s and grew rapidly during the citrus-farming era that defined the region through the early 1900s. Much of that era's housing is still standing. The city is also home to the University of Redlands, which has been part of the community since 1907 and draws a steady population of faculty, staff, and longtime residents who own their homes and invest in maintaining them. For more background on the city, the Redlands Wikipedia article covers the city's history and development in detail.
The housing mix in Redlands is unusually diverse for the Inland Empire. Near the historic downtown and the University of Redlands campus, Victorian mansions and Craftsman bungalows sit on large tree-lined lots with brick walkways and mature landscaping. In the newer subdivisions to the north and east, the housing shifts to mid-century and contemporary stucco ranch homes on more standard suburban lots. About 60 percent of housing units in the city are owner-occupied, which reflects the long-term investment most Redlands residents make in their properties. We also serve neighboring Grand Terrace to the northwest, another city with a similarly high homeownership rate and a housing stock that benefits from regular outdoor maintenance and upgrades.
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